Question

What was the capital of Kalyani Chalukya?
A. Madurai
B. Badami
C. Kanchi
D. Kalyana

Answer 1

Hint: The capital of Kalyani Chalukya was also ruled by Kalachuris of Kalyani, Yadavas of Devagiri, Delhi Sultanate, Mughals. After Independence, the capital was renamed in the memory of Vishwaguru Basavanna.

Complete answer:
The Chalukyas of Badami were crushed by the Dantidurga and they revived after two centuries sometime around 972-73 AD and they were known as the Kalyani Chalukyas. Tailapa II established the empire which was one of the feudatories of the Rashtrakuta.
 They had rivalry with the Cholas and also with the eastern Chalukyas of Vengi for around two hundred years. The Chalukyas of Kalyani were destroyed by the Hoysala Empire in the 12th century. Kalyani Chalukyas were also known as the Western Chalukya Empire. The capital of the empire was at Kalyani, Basavakalyan or Kalyan, in contemporary times, which is in the modern Bidar District of Karnataka state.
While talking about the other options,
A. The Pandyas made Madurai as the capital of the kingdom and they were also known as the Pandyas of Madurai. The Pandyas were defeated by the Cholas and they were thrown out of Madurai during the early 9th century. During the early 13th century, the second Pandyan empire was established with Madurai as its capital.
B. In 543 AD, Pulakeshin II established the Chalukya dynasty and took Badami under his control and made it the capital.
C. Kanchipuram also known as Knachi was the capital of the Pallava Empire during the 4th to 9th centuries.

Thus the correct option is D.

Note: The second half of the 12th century is considered as the most important period of the Chalukyas of Kalyani. Historians tend to believe that during this period people participated in the process of democracy under the leadership of Basavanna.